New Delhi, 03 November (NNS): The prices of cumin showed soft trend after the increment in the spot markets due to the uptrend in the contract trade. During the previous days, its prices strengthened  by Rs 200 to Rs 28800/29600 per quintal.  The situation seem uncertain on seeing the temperature and the weather before the sowing in October and November during the upcoming rabi season in Gujarat and Rajasthan, due to this, both the speculation and the contract market showed uptrend. The arrivals of cumin seems limited in the famous producing markets including n Unjha, whereas, the both the farmers and the traders are storing the stock at the higher level despite the improvement in the prices.  The prices may gain by Rs 20 per kg during the coming days.